Clip for cloth-stentering machines.



A. A. WHITLEY.

CLIP FOR CLOTH STENTERING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19, 1907.

. Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

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CLIP FOR CLOTH STENTERING MACHINES.

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ALFRED AUSTIN WHITLEY, OF WHITEFIELD, BURY, ENGLAND.

CLIP FOR GLO'IH-STEN'TERING- MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

Application filed August 19, 1907. Serial No. 389,129.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED AUsTIN WHIT- LEY, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain and Ireland, of East View, Higher Lane, Whitefield, Bury,in the county of Lancaster, England, engineer, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Clips for Stentering-Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to clips used in stentering machines for stretchingand finishing fabrics, which clips are provided with an upper jaw whichgrips the fabric between itself and a lower jaw, or plate, when thefabric moves from beneath a gage-tongue, or finger, so that the saidgage-tongue, or finger, descends through an opening in the lower jaw, orplate, and releases the upper jaw, and the object of my invention is toso construct such jaws, or one of them, as to make the "rip of the jaws,or the fabric, more secure t an is the case with clips as hithertoconstructed.

According to my invention I swivel, or hinge, the part of the upper jaw,or of the lower jaw, or of both the jaws, which bears on the fabric, tothe main part of the jaw, or jaws, so that when the clip is at work thesaid swiveled, or hinged, part, or parts, will turn in planes transverseto the length of the machine and be forced by the fabric from oneposition to another in such planes, for example from a horizontal intoan inclined position, so as to give a firm wedge-like grip on thefabric, and to distribute the pressure evenly across the selvage edgeheld by the jaws and so prevent marking or damage to the selvage.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section, and Fig. 2is a front elevation, of a clip with my invention applied to the lowerjaw. Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation, and Fig. 4 a front elevation,of a clip with my invention a plied to the upper jaw, and, Fig. 5 is aside e evation showing my invention applied to both jaws.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2; A is the movable lower jaw formed withlugs a, the base B of the clip also carrying lugs 19. Through these lugsa and 1) passes a hinge pin a. The spiral springs (1 around the pin aand in spaces between the lugs b and the central lug a, have their endsbearing on the said lug a and on the adjacent lugs b so as to return thelower jaw A to its normal position bearing against the front edge of theplate e (or away from it if desirable) when the upper jaw F ceases tobear on the lower jaw A.

In the modification Figs. 3 and 4 the gripping part F of the upper jaw Fis swiveled, or hinged, by a hinge pin 0 to the main part of the saidupper jaw F, the lower jaw, or plate, A being made rigid.

In the modification Fig. 5, both the gripping part of the upper jaw Fand the lower jaw A are made capable of swiveling, or turning, by acombination of the arrangements described with regard to Figs. 1 and 2and Figs. 3 and 4. As these parts are repe titions of those shown inFigs. 1 to 4 and are marked with the same reference letters theconstruction is readily understood without repeating the description.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is 1. A stentering machine clip, having a cloth plate, anindependent lower grip ing jaw, pivoted with relation thereto, an anupper jaw coacting with the pivoted lower jaw, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

2. A stentering machine clip, having a cloth plate, an inde endent lowergripping jaw, pivoted with re ation thereto, an upper jaw coacting withthe lower jaw, and spring means to return said lower jaw to normalposition when not engaging the fabric.

3. A stentering machine clip, having a pivoted upper jaw provided withan independent gripping face, pivotally connected thereto, incombination with a lower jaw independent of the cloth plate and pivotedwith relation to the latter, substantially as described.

4. A stentering machine clip having a cloth plate, a lower jaw, apivoted upper jaw cooperating therewith and provided with a pivotedgripping face adapted to be swung in a plane transverse to the length ofthe machine by the fabric treated so as to insure a firm grip thereon,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

ALFRED AUSTIN WHITLEY.

Witnesses:

TOM LIVsEY PEERs, W. PARTINGTON.

